Combined glove and mitten



APPLICATION FILED APR- 18. I92].

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX L. LIPSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED GLOVE AND MI'ITEN.

To all to 7mm it may concern Be it known that 1, MA); L. LrrsoN, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Detroit, in the county of \Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Combined Glove and Mitten, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined glove and mitten, and is designed to embody the desirable features of both types of handcoverings.

The superior warmth of mittens over gloves is well known, and the former are used in cold weather by chauffeurs and others engaged in outdoor occupations. The warmth of the mitten is due to the fact that the side-pieces ofeach finger of the glove are eliminated, thus reducing the radiating surface almost by half. Also, the portion of the mitten which receives the fingers has uninterrupted communication with the portion which receives the palm of the hand, and the greater Warmth of the palm can freely radiate to the fingers. This is not the case in a glove where each finger of the glove is a separate pocket fitting the respective finger of the hand rather closely, and allowing no passage for the radiated warmth.

The mitten has not hitherto been more widely used by the general public owing to its clumsy appearance. The present inven tion has for its object the construction of a combined glove and mitten, which shall have the appearance of the former and the greater warmth and utility of the latter.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a cross-section of the glove shown in Fig. 2, the section being taken on the line 11 of Fig. 2 and shown somewhat enlarged.

Fig. 2 is a. front elevation of the combined glove and mitten embodying the invention.

Referring to the drawings. there is shown a glove comprising a thumb-portion 1 for receiving the thumb of the hand, a fingerportion 2 for receiving the remaining fingers of the hand, and the remainder of the glove comprising the usual palmor body-portion 3 for receiving the remaining portions of the hand usually covered by a glove of this type. The thumb-portion and body-portion are of the usual construction and substantially the same as in the ordinary glove or mitten.

The finger-1 M 11 2 however, differs ma- Specifieation of Letters Patent. Pat t d JML 24 1922. Application filed April is, 1921.

Serial No. 462,281.

terially from either of these two well-known types of gloves. This portion comprises individual finger members 1, 5, 6, and 7, the length of these members corresponding to the length of the fingers of the hand which they are to receive, as in the ordinary glove. However, instead of each fingercomprising top, bottom. and side-pieces as in the usual glove, the index-finger l and the fifth finger 7 have no interior side-pieces, and the members 5 and 6 have no side-pieces. All of the members have toppieces 10, 11, 12, and 13, and bottom-pieces 1 1, 15, 16, and 17. All adacent top-pieces are connected by webs 21, 22, and 23, connecting top-pieces 10 and 11, 11 and 12, and 12 and 13, respectively. All ad acent bottom-pieces are connected by similar webs 24, 25, and 26, connecting bottom-pieces 141 and 15, 15 and 16, and 16 and 17, respectively. I

From the above description in connection with the drawings, it will be apparent that the receptacles for the fingers of the hand are similar to those of an ordinary glove and that by eliminating the side-pieces of the ordinary glove-fingers, a continuous pocket is formed for the four fingers of the hand other than the thumb, said pocket being a continuation .of the body-portion ,ofthe hand. i I i It will be understood that the combined glove and mitten illustrated may be stitched in any well-known manner. It is to be understood also that the glove may be stitched or otherwise reinforced at the joints of the finger-members or at the meeting line of the fingers and the body-portion to facilitate bending at these points, these being wellknown expedients in the art.

Various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having now particularly described my in vention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a combined glove and mitten, a thumb portion for the thumb of a hand, a finger portion for the remaining fingers of the hand, and means whereby said finger portion is subdivided into individual fingermembers for receiving the respective fingers of the hand, said members being connected to form a continuous, uninterrupted passage between the finger-members.

2. In a combined glove and mitten, a thumb portion for the thumb of a hand, a finger porti n f r h remaining fingers of the hand,

a body portion, and means whereby said finger portion is subdivided into individual members having a top-piece and a bottompiece, and the adjacent pieces of saidmem bers'being joined to form a continuous, uninterrupted passage between the fingermembers.

4. In a combined glove and mitten, a

thumb portion for the thumb of a hand, a

finger-portion for the remaining fingers of the hand, said finger-portion comprising individual finger-members, each of said members having a top-piece and a bottom-piece, and web inserts connecting adjacent toppieces and bottom-pieces to form a continuous, uninterrupted passage between the finger-members.

V 5'. In a combined glove and mitten, a thumb-portion for the thumb. of ahand, and a finger-portion for the remaining fingers of the hand, said finger-portion comprising atop section and a bottom section, said sections being joined at their peripheries, said top section comprising top pieces, said bottom section comprising bottom-pieces, said top and bottom-pieces cooperating to form individual finger-members corresponding to the fingers of the hand other than the thumb,

the adjacentHtop-pieces and adjacent bottom-pieces being joined to form a continuous, uninterrupted passage between the finger-members.

. 6. In a combined glove and mitten, thumb-portion for the thumb of a hand, a finger-portion for the remaining fingers of the hand, said finger-portion comprising a top section and a bottom section,rsaid sections being joined at their peripheries, said top section comprising top-pieces, said bottom section comprising bottom-pieces, said top and bottom-pieces cooperating to: form individual finger-members corresponding to the fingers of the hand other than the thumb, and 'a web interposed between each pair of adjacent top-pieces and each pairof adjacent bottom-pieces whereby said pieces are joined together to form a continuous, unin terrupted passage between the finger-members.

7 In a combined glove and mitten, a

thumb portion for the thumb of a hand, a

finger portion for the remaining fingers of the hand, and means whereby said finger portion is subdivided into individual fingermembers for receiving the respective fingers of the hand, said members being connected to form a continuous, uninterrupted passage between the finger-members,.the lengths of said members corresponding to the lengths of the respective fingers of the hand. 7

Signed at Detroit in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan :this 7th day of April, A. D. 1921. r

M A X L. LIPSON, H 

